Rivers Pollution Prevention Acts

Official analysts are appointed to the Home-office for toxicological work, as well as in connection with the Explosives Department and the Factory Department. The Local Government Board possesses a Department for the inspection of food and a staff of specially qualified inspectors to assist in the administration of the Alkali, Ac., Works Regulation Ac . The Metropolitan Water Board and the Rivers Boards in various parts of the country have their chemical and bacteriological laboratories, and so have the Sewage Boards and Works. The Scottish Office also appoints inspectors under the Alkali Act and Rivers Pollution Prevention Act. 

A.G. Leigh, Manufacturers and the rivers pollution prevention acts . Journal of the Sanitary Institute of Great Britain, 24 (1903), 486-4%, on p. 4% Homburg, this volume. 

The Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, also known as the Refuse Act, was the first piece of legislation directed toward tlie prevention of water pollution. It stated that ... 

The Oil Pollution Act of 1924 was the first federal statute prohibiting pollution of waters strictly by oil. As indicated earlier, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) of 1972 provided a comprehensive plan for the cleanup of waters polluted by oil spills and intentional or accidental release of oil into the water. The subsequent laws, including the Clean Water Act of 1977 and with its later amendments, provide for regulation of pollution of waters by oil spills and other forms of discharges. These legislations also incorporate certain provisions of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, which was intended to prevent any obstruction to the use of navigable waters for interstate commerce. 

SI 1989/1378 The River (Prevention of Pollution) Act 1951 (Continuation of Bylaws) Order... 

Anti-pollution works. Under section 161 of the Water Resources Act 1991, the National Rivers Authority (and then the Environment Agency) could take action to prevent polluting matter entering controlled waters, and could recover its reasonable costs from the person who caused or knowingly permitted the matter in question to be present at the place from which it was likely. .. to enter controlled waters .28 The practicability of this mechanism was hampered by the act first, recover later structure this was corrected by the creation of anti-pollution works notices under section 161A.29... 

The first environment related Act was the Easement Act of 1882 which allowed private rights to use groundwater. The Indian Forest Act of 1927 was enacted to consolidate the laws related to forests. The Factories Act of 1948 ensured the welfare of workers and its application in hazardous processes. The River Boards Act of 1956 enabled the setting up of a central government advisory River Board to resolve issues in interstate cooperation. Subsequently, the following acts were passed Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 and Atomic Energy Act, 1982. 

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